The study was carried out to examine the households energy consumption pattern using the Almost Ideal Demand System(AIDS) MODEL in Ogbomoso Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria. Primary data were collected from 200 heads of household through a multi-stage random sampling technique. The study reveals that kerosene is the most highly consumed energy source and the reason for preferring this energy source is its accessibility in the study area. AIDS estimation of demand functions using primary data indicates that demand for all forms of energy are price inelastic. Cross price relations indicate that kerosene is a substitute for both electricity and charcoal, where as electricity is a substitute for all the two. Charcoal and kerosene are complements. All the energy sources considered were found to have income elasticities less than one owing to the fact that energy consumption is a necessity. Government should provide electricity to most areas and there is need for pricing policy for energy such as kerosene.
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